its a good thing he was not circ'd as a baby...he would not have had the extra skin to do the reconstruction...wow...
peace...
peace...
Do you know anyone who was circ'd for a REAL medical reason?
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I did know someone circ'ed at the age of 25 (not a good reason, IMO, it was for recurring UTI) and he didnt complain much of pain either...found it amusing that they ordered him not to have any erections for a few weeks...so he'd tell us not to bend over in front of him
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(it was a coworker)
Originally Posted by Monkeygrrl its a good thing he was not circ'd as a baby...he would not have had the extra skin to do the reconstruction...wow... peace... |
I did know someone circ'ed at the age of 25 (not a good reason, IMO, it was for recurring UTI) and he didnt complain much of pain either...found it amusing that they ordered him not to have any erections for a few weeks...so he'd tell us not to bend over in front of him
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Nope... my uncle was circumcised because he was forceably retracted (I'm assuming that's why he had foreskin "problems" given the time period he was born during - retraction at every diaper change was common medical advice at the time) and a friend of mine chose to be circumcised when he was 19 or 20 because his girlfriend wanted him to
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It was his decision though and he was glad that HE got to make it and that his parents left him intact.
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love and peace.
Well, my husband was not circed for any "real" reason, besides pure ignorance on his mother's part.
But he was cut at age 11, and he pretty much shot down the "it's-so-much-worse-when-they-are-older" argument for me. He said the only thing he remembers was that they told him not to eat salty things, but his dad felt so sorry for him that he managed to convince his dad to go get him some fries from mcdonalds, and he was in bad pain for that, but he blames himself for that, he said after the salt was out of his system, it wasn't all that bad.
But he resents that the choice was not left up to him, and was done for absolutely no reason other than "it needs to be done before middle school"
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: He's now restoring.
But he was cut at age 11, and he pretty much shot down the "it's-so-much-worse-when-they-are-older" argument for me. He said the only thing he remembers was that they told him not to eat salty things, but his dad felt so sorry for him that he managed to convince his dad to go get him some fries from mcdonalds, and he was in bad pain for that, but he blames himself for that, he said after the salt was out of his system, it wasn't all that bad.
But he resents that the choice was not left up to him, and was done for absolutely no reason other than "it needs to be done before middle school"
nope, everyone I know was circ'ed as a baby.
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everyone i know was circ'ed for some stupid reason
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: and the more i think about it the sadder it makes me
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: ...i'm glad that i broke that sad cycle w/DS
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Does your friend regret circing for his girlfriend?
Originally Posted by trmpetplaya Nope... my uncle was circumcised because he was forceably retracted (I'm assuming that's why he had foreskin "problems" given the time period he was born during - retraction at every diaper change was common medical advice at the time) and a friend of mine chose to be circumcised when he was 19 or 20 because his girlfriend wanted him to
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No, but I was re-circ'd at 6 for no good reason. It probably wasn't a walk in the park at the time, but like your bf I don't carry any long-term memory of horrific pain. Those people that claim that are a bunch of overly dramatic crybabies. What I do carry with me is the botch job of a penis they left me, and there was absolutely no reason for it.
Originally Posted by minkajane Even at the age of 5, he barely remembers the surgery, says it was not that painful (guess he got lots of good meds), and he does NOT advocate or approve of circ for non-medical reasons. So there's at least one guy who defies the "But it's SO much painful when they're older!" and "I knew this guy who had it done as a child and wished his parents had done it earlier!" arguments. Does anyone else know someone that was circ'd for a real reason? |
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Well, I don't "know" this guy, but I've read his book!
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Joe Jackson was circumcised as a young man for phimosis. That was in England.
Okay, I went to grab the book (A Cure For Gravity) to recall the details correctly. His GP called it "the chop."
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My husband just pointed out that our copy of The Damnation of Faust has a Bosch depiction of hell. Poor Joe Jackson!
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Okay, I went to grab the book (A Cure For Gravity) to recall the details correctly. His GP called it "the chop."
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| A couple of hours later I was put under general anaesthetic. But something went wrong. I woke up before the surgery was over. In a few seconds of consciousness, which were like a Hieronymus Bosch vision of hell, I looked down and saw my poor beleaguered member covered in blood, and the bug-eyed face of the surgeon turning, in slow motion, towards me. When I resurfaced, I was lying in bed, pumped full of Valium so that I would not panic but stay merely depressed. I'd been mutilated but I didn't care all that much. I was also given drugs to prevent sexual arousal so that, when a pretty young nurse changed my dressing, I wouldn't tear the stitches. I was visited by my mother and, on one occasion, Graham Maby. "How do you feel?" he asked. I had been disfigured for life and I would never have sex. "How do you think I bloody feel?" I muttered. Graham thought for a moment. "Lighter?" he suggested. |
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Yes, though I'm not sure how much of his regret has to do with the fact that she dumped him soon afterwards... it's also (quite understandably) not something that he likes to talk about. When I last talked to him about it, it had been less than a year since he'd had it done so I doubt much keratinization had happened yet. It would be interesting to talk to him about it now that it's been 4-5 years, but he's really not comfortable talking about it so I haven't brought it up... it was like pulling teeth to find out what I did before.
Though at that time, having recently gone through the surgery, he still was grateful that his parents left the decision up to him. He wasn't resentful that they didn't have it done at birth the way pro-circumcision folks argue intact boys will feel.
love and peace.
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Originally Posted by lyttlewon Does your friend regret circing for his girlfriend? |
Though at that time, having recently gone through the surgery, he still was grateful that his parents left the decision up to him. He wasn't resentful that they didn't have it done at birth the way pro-circumcision folks argue intact boys will feel.
love and peace.
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